Imperial Riches

May 18, 1986

MOSCOW — After four years of restoration, the Armory Museum has reopened with a collection of imperial riches on display. They range from Ivan the Terrible's gilt-embroidered saddle to the Romanov dynasty's delicate Faberge eggs. The museum is one of the most popular attractions in the country, even though the average citizen has little chance of getting in. A small number of admission tickets will be sold to the public. Most will go to foreign tourists or to organizations that made requests months or years earlier.